Due to arrive three days later, Fiona and Siân had conspired with the manager of the coffee shop – at Golden Acres garden centre at Landford – to make Marion’s birthday on Sept 1 really special by coming early and surprising her.
They have lived in The Sunshine Coast in Queensland for the last six years and obviously cannot see Marion as often as they would like, although Marion managed to fly out and visit them last year.
Fiona said: “I told mum we were coming a week later to add the surprise element. It took a few phone calls to her bosses at Golden Acres, but they were great and let me arrange an early holiday for mum.”
Marion said: “What a surprise! I saw them come through the coffee shop entrance, recognised them immediately and just ran over to hug them.”
www.golden-acres-nursery.co.uk Picture by Phil Dowding
